Wait 'til You're Older (traditional Chinese: 童夢奇緣; simplified Chinese: 童梦奇缘) is a 2005 Hong Kong fantasy comedy-drama film produced and directed by Teddy Chan and starring Andy Lau.
| Wait 'til You're Older | |
|---|---|
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| Traditional Chinese | 童夢奇緣 |
| Simplified Chinese | 童梦奇缘 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Tóng Mèng Qí Yuán |
| Jyutping | Tung4 Mung6 Kei4 Jyun4 |
| Directed by | Teddy Chan |
| Written by | Cheung Chi-kwong Susan Chan |
| Produced by | Teddy Chan Cheung Chi-kwong |
| Starring | Andy Lau Karen Mok Felix Wong Cherrie Ying Gordon Lam |
| Cinematography | Anthony Pun |
| Edited by | Kwong Chi-leung |
| Music by | Peter Kam |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Media Asia Distribution |
Release date |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language | Cantonese |
| Box office | US$2,577,734 (Hong Kong)[1] |
Plot
editChan Chi-kwong (Howard Sit) is a young boy who lives with his father (Felix Wong) and stepmother (Karen Mok). He blames his stepmother for the suicide of his mother 3 years earlier and continually runs away from home. One day, while walking to school, he meets an eccentric old man (Feng Xiaogang) in the park who accidentally pours a magic potion he has created down a drain. The next day, a huge tree has grown from a seedling in the drain. Kwong goes to the man's house and steals the potion, falling and breaking it as he tries to run away. Some of the potion enters a cut in his hand, and the next day he wakes up to find he has grown to the age of 20 overnight. Kwong (Andy Lau) is thrilled that he has become an adult and is able to finally run away from home without being recognized. As he gets older each day, he learns more about being an adult and about the situations of those around him.
Cast
edit- Andy Lau as Chan Chi-kwong
- Howard Sit as Young Chan Chi-kwong
- Karen Mok as Tsui Mun
- Felix Wong as Chan Man
- Cherrie Ying as Miss Lee
- Gordon Lam as Vice Principal as Chow
- Chim Pui-ho as Bear
- Jacky Wong as Billy
- Feng Xiaogang as Bum, the drifter (special appearance)
- Li Bingbing as Kwong's mum (guest appearance)
- Chapman To as Policeman (guest appearance)
- Kristal Tin as Policewoman (guest appearance)
- Nicola Cheung as Miss Wong (guest appearance)
- Simon So as Jack, the basketball team captain
- Joe Cheung as Joe
- Lee Yee-man as Beer lady
Awards and nominations
edit| Awards and nominations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ceremony | Category | Recipient | Outcome |
| 25th Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Actor | Andy Lau | Nominated |
| Best Actress | Karen Mok | Nominated | |
| Best Screenplay | Cheung Chi-kwong, Susan Chan | Nominated | |
| Best Original Film Song | Song: Won't Dare to Next Time (下次不敢)
Composer: Peter Kam
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Nominated | |
| 11th Golden Bauhinia Awards | Best Actor | Andy Lau | Nominated |
| Best Screenplay | Cheung Chi-kwong, Susan Chan | Nominated | |
| Most Popular Actor | Andy Lau | Won | |
| Top Ten Chinese-language films | Wait 'til You're Older | Won | |
| 12th Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards | Best Actress | Karen Mok | Nominated |
See also
edit- Big, a 1988 fantasy-comedy film about a boy who makes a wish "to be big".
References
edit- ^ "Box office by Country: Wait 'Til Your Older Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2012-06-04
- "Wait 'til You're Older". imdb.com. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
- "Wait 'til You're Older". chinesemov.com. Retrieved 2 July 2010.